Radiotherapy at a young age reduces uterine volume of childhood cancer survivors

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 96-102

  Larsen, Elisabeth C ^a,b   Schmiegelow, Kjeld ^a   Rechnitzer, Catherine ^a,b   Loft, Anne ^a   Müller, Jørn ^a   Andersen, Anders Nyboe ^a  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; High dose estrogen replacement; Radiotherapy; Uterine volume

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

ABDOMINAL RADIOTHERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAPHRAGM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NULLIPARA; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PELVIS; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; THICKNESS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERUS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; NEOPLASMS; PREGNANCY; RADIATION INJURIES; SURVIVORS; UTERUS; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 1642471742     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2004.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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